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About Us

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We are creative and innovative technology experts, passionate about delivering Enterprise and Mobile Apps that engage people to capture data about the world around them, to become ‘citizen scientists’.

Retain almost all functionality offline, ideal for an application designed for use in remote areas

Provide simple, effective report moderation capabilities

Provide App notifications and user feedback capabilities

Frog Census

Now in its 15th year, Melbourne Water’s Frog Census has released a free app to improve the way volunteers can contribute information to this citizen science project. The Frog Census app records frog calls, captures location information and sends the data to Melbourne Water for analysis. By making this process easier we hope to encourage more people to get out to their local waterway, lake or wetland and make a valuable contribution to science and conservation. This app provides information on the 16 frog species found in Melbourne, with distribution maps and audio of each distinctive call. There is also an interactive map to view and hear all the records submitted through the app.

With the launch of the app, we're making it even easier for the community to be part of the important work we do monitoring Melbourne’s frog populations. Every record helps improve conservation efforts.

Algae Scum Identification

Algae Scum Identification Resource Kit is an App to help identify potentially toxic freshwater algal blooms that may be forming scums or colouring the water. The App leads the user through a series of Yes/No questions to identify the algal bloom easily and determine whether it may be a potentially toxic blue-green algae. The app also has some background information on algal blooms and allows the user to report the bloom.

The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness of algal blooms and highlight the need for ongoing monitoring of NSW rivers, lakes and reservoirs.

Whale Report

Whale Report is an app commissioned by the Vancouver Aquarium that provides a simple and powerful tool for public submission of sighting reports, taking advantage of mobile device functionality such as camera and GPS. Reports can be captured in the field whether connected or not.

The response from Sightings Network observers about Whale Report has been overwhelmingly positive. Compared to other methods of reporting, observers are saying Vancouver Whale Report is by far the quickest and easiest way to report, and they love seeing the sightings they’ve submitted on the personalised map. The ease of reporting has re-engaged many observer groups, such as Parks Canada and some ecotourism operators that found recording sightings via other methods too tedious.

NatureBlitz

An attractive, intuitive application that dually assists the public in learning about Victoria’s wildlife and helps the North Central CMA gather data on wildlife movement and condition.

Having this easy to use NatureBlitz App easily accessible to the community means that the information recorded by our citizen scientists from across the region will significantly increase the data available for future analysis, research and reporting.

RID Online

The NSW Reduce Illegal Dumping (RID) initiative is an integrated approach to the problem of illegal waste dumping. As part of this initiative, we designed, developed and host a new web-based application, known as RIDOnline, to support the collection and management of information on illegal dumping incidents.

WA Pest Watch

WA Pest Watch is a reporting solution that provides the West Australian public with tools that enable in situ reporting of aquatic pest sightings using mobile devices with their in-built functionality such as camera and GPS or a web based reporting interface. These technology components mean that anyone can join in the fight to keep Western Australia aquatic pest free.

All West Australians can help by reporting any unusual fish, seaweed, mussel, worm, crab or other aquatic invertebrate they think might be a pest species. The department can use this information in improving WA’s defences, to help keep our waters pest and disease free for all to enjoy. This new app will also give people with smart mobile devices an interactive tool they can use to identify pests, when and where they see them. It’s a great way for everyone to work together in the fight against aquatic pests.

Lyn Beazley - Chief Scientist, Government Of Western AustraliaRead more